A few months ago, a young mother from a remote village in East Palpa arrived in advanced labour in the Emergency Room at only 27 weeks pregnant. She was immediately rushed to the maternity ward and a…
Babu*, an 11-year-old boy, was brought to us at Tansen by his family after visiting several other health facilities, each of which sent him on. His problem was severe: painful spasms, all over his body every few…
Anil Pariyar is 29 years old. Following a fall from a tree in 2019 he suffered a spinal cord injury, causing paraplegia. Before the accident he had been a low wage worker and the sole provider for…
In Baglung District, 22-year-old Anjana* was expecting her first child. When her labour pains started she went to her nearest health post. By 8pm in the evening she was ready to start pushing to deliver her baby.…
In my 20 years of experience working as a nurse, I had never before gone through such a fearful moment as Covid-19. Working in a maternity ward as a nurse, I knew that I needed to take…
In my work, especially in obstetrics, I deal with the life and death of both mothers and children. Recently an 18-year-old pregnant lady at 36 weeks of gestation came to the emergency room with a complaint of…
Unlike other patients, nine-year-old Kusal Thapa happened to be in the hospital not because he was sick, but because of his mother’s and sister’s illnesses. Kusal’s sister was born with heart disease and Down’s syndrome. She frequently…
